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TN Nursery

4.3

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TN Nursery, family-owned since 1959, is one of America’s largest and most trusted online suppliers of bare-root trees, shrubs, perennials, and native plants. We grow, pack, and ship directly from our Tennessee farm to gardeners, landscapers, and restoration projects nationwide. Every order is backed by our full one-year warranty for healthy, thriving plants.
Specialties include native wildflowers, flowering trees, privacy hedges, wetland plants, mosses, and erosion control vegetation.


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Founded in 1926
Altamont, Tennessee, United States
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TN Nursery Reviews Summary

TN Nursery has a rating of 4.3 stars from 1,568 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally satisfied with their purchases. Reviewers satisfied with TN Nursery most frequently mention customer service, bare root and good condition. TN Nursery ranks 2nd among Trees sites.

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Indiana
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Past Issues
April 1, 2026

I have farmed and gardened for 60 + years. I am not new to raising plants. Received bare root plants from TN with virtually no packing material to keep roots moist. Root was dried out and nothing but brittle sticks in a dry bag. I had to fight with TN for a couple of weeks to get a replacement. I have spoken to others that have used TN and they have had no problem. TN does have a good inventory. Their customer service though was the worse I have ever encountered and I was treated like a bag of manure. I'll give them one more chance with my present order.

Date of experience: April 1, 2026
Ohio
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The selection is wonderful.
April 1, 2026

I found and ordered winterberry a few years ago, plants arrived quickly, planting instructions were easy, and they come with a year warranty.

Date of experience: April 1, 2026
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Beautiful Mullberry Trees
April 1, 2026

I purchased 25 three ft tall mullberry trees that were dormant. All were planted and bloomed out perfectly. Beautiful trees, i planted them to replace 25 out of 187 six year old citrus trees that died last year when a 4 day blizzard/ snow killed them. Mullberries would have lived through this. Thank you for the trees.

Date of experience: March 2, 2026
Bailey S. TN Nursery Rep
4 hours ago

Thank you so much!

Texas
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The elderberry cutting where shipped out quickly after the purchase. I began rooting the cuttings in a potting soil mix that had ingredients to retain and disperse water evenly throughout the soil. Cutting were rooted for 6 weeks, and soil remained healthy conditions throughout the whole time. When I went to transplant those into the ground only half of the cuttings developed roots, and of course these were typically the smaller diameter cuttings. I placed the unrooted cutting back into the soil and am in the process of waiting on those to develop roots.

Date of experience: April 1, 2026
Bailey S. TN Nursery Rep
4 hours ago

Thank you so much!

Pennsylvania
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Generous quantity at a good price
April 1, 2026
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Pleased with the quality of the moss and the quantity received.

Date of experience: April 1, 2026
Bailey S. TN Nursery Rep
7 hours ago

Thank you so much!


Easy ordering!
March 14, 2026
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Easy ordering! Shipping cost's a little high.

Date of experience: March 14, 2026
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Mulberry surprise
April 1, 2026

I had been looking to find fruiting trees. I'm glad I saw your ad. My trees are young but hope get mulberries from them soon!

Date of experience: April 1, 2026
Bailey S. TN Nursery Rep
7 hours ago

Thank you so much!

Georgia
2 reviews
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Too soon to tell.
April 1, 2026

Ordered a Southern Magnolia.
Arrived in what appears to be dehydrated state.
Soaked it in water for 2 hours as directed and planted it.
Doesn't look promising, but I'll see if it lives.

Date of experience: April 1, 2026
Bailey S. TN Nursery Rep
7 hours ago

Thank you so much!

Illinois
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Getting Excited!
April 1, 2026

The plants came in with everything identified. The roots on all the plants look really good and strong. So glad I ordered from you guys! I have ordered rooted plants before from other places and they were nowhere near as big. I hope the blooms are as good as the plants look!
Best wishes!
Denise

Date of experience: April 1, 2026
Bailey S. TN Nursery Rep
7 hours ago

Thank you so much!

Tennessee
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Great experience
April 1, 2026
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I purchased raspberry plants, apple and peach trees. They arrived carefully packaged and healthy. The black raspberry is nearly impossible to find, they carried it. Highly recomend them

Date of experience: April 1, 2026
Bailey S. TN Nursery Rep
7 hours ago

Thank you so much!


Black Raspberries are difficult, i was not only to...
March 13, 2026
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Black Raspberries are difficult, i was not only to find the plants, but a local supplier as well, a definite win, win

Date of experience: March 13, 2026
Maryland
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Quality--Pricey Worth The Return
April 1, 2026

Bare root walnut $4 price was ten times what I pay for VA DoF, but TN product was worth the cost. Seedlings were at least a year old, roots and seedlings were trimmed. Roots were firm enough that in some places I could poke the trees directly into wet soil like stakes. The product arrived with labor already invested into preparation--will buy from both VA and TN again. VA cost pennies, but under $5, TN product saved me hours over bare root seedlings that I have to treat with kid gloves and trim;

I wish TN had cuttings (live stakes) of muscadine and grape; though. Thirty dollars is okay for suburbanite buying one potted plant. I need hundreds, so I need cuttings. Ditto American holly.

Have a nice day, everyone.

Date of experience: March 1, 2026
Bailey S. TN Nursery Rep
7 hours ago

Thank you so much!

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Good quality
April 1, 2026

I order something before, hope will be good quality

Date of experience: March 31, 2026
Bailey S. TN Nursery Rep
7 hours ago

Thank you so much!

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I've bought many plants June 2021. Successes and failures but the plants are great for me to learn about gardening in the sunny South.

Date of experience: March 31, 2026
Bailey S. TN Nursery Rep
7 hours ago

Thank you so much!

Arkansas
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I bought a mulberry tree (boho) and they sent me 3!
All 3 grew perfectly and so fast! That's why I'm ordering more fruit trees from them again this year!

Date of experience: March 31, 2026
Bailey S. TN Nursery Rep
7 hours ago

Thank you so much!

1 review
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Hopefully third times the charm.
March 31, 2026

This is my third time for me? To order pawpaw trees from Tennessee nursery, and I'm hoping it'll work this time because the previous two times the paw paw trees died before I could get them in the ground.

Date of experience: March 30, 2026
Bailey S. TN Nursery Rep
1 day ago

Hi,

We truly appreciate you giving us another chance, but we do want to kindly mention that leaving a 1-star review before receiving your order really hurts our small business.

Pawpaw trees can be more sensitive, but they are shipped bareroot and dormant, and success depends heavily on handling, timing, and planting conditions. We want to help you succeed this time.

We are currently in our spring rush, running about 10 business days behind, and your order is still in queue and will ship soon.

We are a family-run nursery, and reviews like this impact us greatly. We truly appreciate your business and the opportunity to earn a better experience for you.

If you’d like tips or support, please reach out to [email protected].

Thank you. 🌱

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Pretty good company
March 31, 2026

I had a few trees that died and they did give me credit for them which was good. Although now i see you have to pay extra to get a warranty.

Date of experience: March 30, 2026
Bailey S. TN Nursery Rep
1 day ago

Thank you so much!

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Second chances.
March 29, 2026

I'm trying a spring order after two seasons of ordering in the fall. My fall orders tend to be too late in December to get a chance to survive. Also buying 1-2 ft vs largest saplings to test their quicker adaptation. Let's see how this works

Date of experience: March 29, 2026
Bailey S. TN Nursery Rep
2 days ago

Thank you so much!

Iowa
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Customer service
March 29, 2026
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Had to call 3 times in 2 months to get them to send my trees. By time I finally got them the gound was frozen. All the trees died that is why I'm having to reorder them. Hopefully they send them on time.

Date of experience: March 29, 2026
Bailey S. TN Nursery Rep
2 days ago

Hi Bradford,

Thank you for your order and for your continued support—we truly appreciate you choosing us again.

We’re very sorry for the delay you experienced. Our website does state a 10–12 business day processing time, and during peak seasons like our spring rush, we can run about 10 business days behind as we dig plants fresh and ship in order.

Regarding frozen ground conditions, we do recommend temporarily potting bare root trees if planting isn’t possible right away, as they can remain viable until conditions improve.

We are a family-run nursery, and reviews like this truly impact us. We do our best to get every order out in a timely manner while maintaining quality, and we never want a customer to feel disappointed.

If you need anything with your current order, please reach out to [email protected], and we’ll be happy to assist you.

Thank you again for giving us another opportunity—we truly value your business. 🌱


Quick and easy
October 22, 2025
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Quick and easy

Date of experience: October 22, 2025
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The bare root lilacs were packed well and shipped promptly but both died (after the 5 day window). I was willing to give them another try but if these plants don't survive I won't be back.

Date of experience: March 29, 2026
Bailey S. TN Nursery Rep
2 days ago

Thank you so much!

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Originally received immature Virginia Bluebell rhizomes on an earlier order. After discussion with customer service, others were sent that were more satisfactory. Hopefully good rhizomes are sent this time.

Date of experience: March 29, 2026
Bailey S. TN Nursery Rep
2 days ago

Thank you so much!

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I had a package stolen and you guys replaced it. I was so relieved.
So far everything I've purchased has grown well!
Thank you so much!

Date of experience: March 29, 2026
Bailey S. TN Nursery Rep
2 days ago

Thank you so much!